Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 9.10: agent & meta changes

Released November 19, 2024 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

FadeFade+1.9%
Read the full official patch notes on playvalorant.com

Biggest movers this week

The biggest win-rate swings in the first week after release, and what the patch actually did to the meta.

▲ Climbing

FadeFade+1.9%51.5% win · 3.0% pickAstraAstra+1.3%47.3% win · 2.3% pickKAY/OKAY/O+1.0%45.8% win · 3.0% pick

▼ Falling

HarborHarbor-2.5%42.9% win · 0.6% pickNERFCypherCypher-1.5%49.7% win · 13.7% pickIsoIso-1.4%50.5% win · 5.6% pick

What changed in Patch 9.10

Agent, map and ranked changes from this patch. Each changed agent is tagged in the tier list below; hover a tag to see the change.

NEWRegen Shield: new 650cr shield: 25 HP absorb + 50 HP regen pool
REWORKPhoenix: Curve Ball -> signature (free + 2-kill reset); Hot Hands 200cr; Blaze goes through walls
NERFConcuss: concusses now slow Jett Tailwind & Neon Slide speed by 50%
BUFFPhantom: damage falloff 15m/30m -> 20m flat; removes 124/140 headshot breakpoints
NERFCypher: Trap Wire reveal delayed 0.5s; Neural Theft cost 6 -> 7
BUFFSage: self-heal 30 -> 50 HP; Slowing Orb reduces dash speed 50%; Resurrection cost 8 -> 7
NERFOmen: Dark Cover now falls to floor geometry, preventing one-way smoke exploits
BUFFFrenzy: bullet count 13 -> 15
NERFGhost: bullet count 15 -> 13; walk/run inaccuracy increased
NERFRifles: all rifles walk inaccuracy 2 -> 3; run inaccuracy 5 -> 6
BUFFDeadlock: Annihilation now always kills target when timer expires
NERFClove: Not Dead Yet kill window 12s -> 10s
NEUTRALCombat Report: utility stats now revealed at round end, not on death
NERFJett: Drift passive disabled while suppressed or detained

Agent tier list after Patch 9.10

Platinum+ agent win and pick rates a week after this patch released, with each agent's first-week win-rate change, per valking.gg tier-list snapshots.

≥52% win50-52%<50%
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#AgentWin RatePick Rate
1CloveCloveNERF52.8%±0.022.1%+0.4
2FadeFade51.5%+1.93.0%±0.0
3NeonNeon51.3%-0.38.7%-0.5
4DeadlockDeadlockBUFF50.7%+0.25.0%+0.8
5SageSageBUFF50.6%+0.216.5%+1.3
6GekkoGekko50.6%-0.28.1%-0.2
7IsoIso50.5%-1.45.6%-0.1
8ChamberChamber50.3%+0.89.7%+0.1
9SovaSova50.1%+0.19.6%±0.0
10ReynaReyna50.0%+0.217.4%-1.2
11PhoenixPhoenixREWORK49.8%-1.18.4%+3.5
12RazeRaze49.7%+0.87.4%-0.4
13CypherCypherNERF49.7%-1.513.7%-2.4
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
14JettJettNERF49.3%-0.323.1%-0.6
15YoruYoru49.2%+0.82.5%-0.1
16KillJoyKillJoy49.1%+0.55.1%+0.3
17VyseVyse48.7%-0.51.7%-0.1
18BrimstoneBrimstone48.6%±0.04.3%+0.2
19SkyeSkye48.3%+0.24.9%-0.1
20BreachBreach48.2%-0.96.4%-0.1
21AstraAstra47.3%+1.32.3%+0.2
22OmenOmenNERF46.4%-0.89.7%-0.6
23ViperViper46.2%-0.51.0%-0.1
24KAY/OKAY/O45.8%+1.03.0%-0.1
25HarborHarbor42.9%-2.50.6%-0.1

Patch 9.10 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 9.10 (released November 19, 2024) brings 4 buffs, 7 nerfs and 1 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Fade (+1.9pp).

  • 4 buffs, 7 nerfs, 1 reworks, 1 new

· Source: valking.gg patch analysis and tier-list data.